Ricky was a young boy
He had a heart of stone
Lived nine to five
and worked his fingers to the bone
Just barely out of school, came from the edge of town

Fought like a switchblade
so no one could take him down
He had no money, ooh no good at home
He walked the streets a soldier
and he fought the world alone
And now it's

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's 18 and life to go

Tequila in his heartbeat
His veins burned gasoline
It kept his motor running
but it never kept him clean
They say he loved adventure, "Ricky's the wild one. "

He married trouble had a courtship with a gun
Bang Bang Shoot 'em up, The party never ends
You can't think of dying
when the bottle's your best friend
And now it's

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's 18 and life to go

"Accidents will happen" they all heard Ricky say
He fired his six-shot to the wind and shot blew a child away

18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's 18 and life to go